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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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